Lead AI Engineer

Role Description

Lead architecture and solution design for Agentic AI applications.

Build and oversee development of AI agents and multi-agent systems using LangGraph and LangChain.

Design and optimize AI workflows across multiple LLMs (GPT, Claude, Llama, etc.).

Guide engineering teams and establish development best practices.

Develop enterprise integrations, APIs, and event-driven AI services.

Drive deployment, operationalization, and scalability of AI applications.

Cook up with platform, security, data, and product teams to ensure successful delivery.

Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code and Codex to accelerate engineering productivity.

What You Need

• 5+ years of experience in AI/ML.
• 1+ years of experience building Agentic AI solutions.
• Strong expertise in Python and modern software engineering practices.
• Hands-on experience with LangGraph, LangChain, LLMs, and prompt engineering.
• Experience architecting and deploying enterprise AI applications.
• Familiarity with Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, Google Gemini Enterprise, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of APIs, event-driven architectures, CI/CD, and cloud deployment.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and drive solution delivery.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with enterprise data integration and AI application deployment.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Databricks MLOps / LLMOps
• Enterprise AI Governance and Security
• AI Monitoring and Observability
• Enterprise AI Architecture and Strategy

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience.

Benefits:

• Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty.
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.
• Eligible to participate in the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Eligible to participate in Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines.

Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching.

They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.